Zips Battle Through Elements to Shine at Jesse Owens Classic

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University of Akron

Jesse Owens Classic

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Zips Battle Through Elements to Shine at Jesse Owens Classic

May 03 | Track & Field

JESSE OWENS CLASSIC: FINAL RESULTS (PDF) | MEET INFORMATION | LIVE STATS

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The University of Akron track and field team battled through the weekend rain to post 11 top 10 performances at the Jesse Owens Classic on Friday and Saturday (May 2-3).

HOW IT HAPPENED:
• Redshirt senior Hunter Garretson (Newcomerstown, Ohio) won the men's pole vault with a season-best clearance of 18-1.75 (5.53m).
• Senior Cassidy Allen (Lakewood, N.Y.) eclipsed a career-high mark of 13-8.50 (4.18m) to place second in the women's pole vault.
• Redshirt junior Gabrielle Griffiths (Fort Worth, Texas) finished second in the women's women's javelin with a career-best mark of 146-0 (44.51m).
• Freshman Rukia Omulisia (Nairobi, Kenya) finished second in the women's 100-meter hurdles in a time of 13.78.
• Redshirt junior Owen Wendl (Medina, Ohio) earned a runner-up finish in the men's discus with a mark of 177-0 (53.97m).
• Redshirt senior Brook Boes (Tiffin, Ohio) finished second in the women's discus with a mark of 144-9 (44.12m).
• The men's 4x100 relay of sophomores Rennie Gittens, Jr. and AJ Jordan (Columbus, Ohio), junior Kemari Robinson (Indianapolis, Ind.) and sophomore Andrew Styles (Freeport, Bahamas) crossed the line second in a time of 42.17.
• Sophomore Christopher Vance (Parma, Ohio) placed fourth in the men's hammer with a mark of 198-7 (60.53m).
• Freshman El Hadji Abdourahmane Mbodji (Lucie Leclerc, Senegal) finished fourth in the men's triple jump with a mark of 43-6.50 (13.27m).

UP NEXT:
Akron will compete at the Jesse Owens Classic on Friday and Saturday (May 2-3).

SATURDAY MEN'S RESULTS:
4x100 Relay: Rennie Gittens, Jr., AJ Jordan, Kemari Robinson, Andrew Styles (2nd-42.17); 1,500 Meters: Quinn Hopkins (14th-4:03.63); 800 Meters: Majid Abuaun (6th-1:54.60), Jared Newenhisen (14th-1:58.64); Hammer: Christopher Vance (4th-198-7/60.53m), Keegan Digby (13th-180-8/55.08m); Long Jump: Jalen McCoy (8th-21-6.75/6.57m*); Shot Put: Owen Wendl (3rd-57-11.75/17.67m), Josiah Cox (6th-56-11.50/17.36m), Keegan Digby (8th-56-8.75/17.29m); Discus: Owen Wendl (2nd-177-0/53.97m), Ryan Kamperman (19th-144-8/44.11m), Josiah Cox (23rd-138-5/42.19m); Triple Jump: El Hadji Abdourahmane Mbodji (4th-43-6.50/13.27mw), Jalen McCoy (6th-39-1/11.91m); Pole Vault: Hunter Garretson (1st-18-1.75/5.53m), Isaac Baltic (4th-16-8/5.08m*), Kaden Rambatt (9th-16-4/4.98m*), Garett Boe (14th-15-10/4.83m); High Jump: Mason Birch (6th-6-8.25/2.04m)

SATURDAY WOMEN'S RESULTS:
1,500 Meters: Megan Hipple (19th-4:30.00); 100-Meter Hurdles: Rukia Omulisia (2nd-13.78), Adaeze Nwokike (6th-14.69); 3,000-Meter Steeplechase: Grace Henderson (7th-11:09.82*); Shot Put: Gabrielle Griffiths (7th-42-1.50/12.84m), Brook Boes (12th-40-7.25/12.39m); Discus: Brook Boes (2nd-144-9/44.12m), Jessica Rhodes (13th-127-2/38.78m), Bridget Bergen (14th-126-4/38.51m), La'Kasja Edwards (16th-124-8/38.00m); Triple Jump: Shania Thomas (10th-36-8.25/11.18mw); Pole Vault: Cassidy Allen (2nd-13-8.50/4.18m*), Jessica Mason (12th-12-6.75/3.83m*); High Jump: Ruth Webb (13th-5-5/1.65m)

FRIDAY MEN'S RESULTS:
5,000 Meters: Taye Gonzalez (20th-14:48.36*); Javelin: Jacob Glavickas (7th-161-4/49.17m)

FRIDAY WOMEN'S RESULTS:
400-Meter Hurdles: Adaeze Nwokike (14th-63.47), Kayla Allen (30th-71.63); 5,000 Meters: Danielle Honaker (20th-17:31.08), Kayla Sucharski (25th-17:36.04*), Halle Sebest (43rd-18:36.75); Hammer: Gabrielle Griffiths (6th-182-8/55.68m), Brook Boes (11th-172-0/52.43m), Victoria Kuol (19th-162-10/49.64m), Jessica Rhodes (22nd-159-9/48.69m*), La'Kasja Edwards (27th-150-1/45.75m); Javelin: Gabrielle Griffiths (2nd-146-0/44.51m*), Maria Bryant (16th-91-7/27.93m)

* denotes career-best mark | w denotes wind-aided mark